Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Square-tailed Drongo

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Dicrurus ludwigii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Square-tailed Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dicruridae
Genus	Urocitellus	Dicrurus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Dicrurus ludwigii

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Square-tailed Drongo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Square-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Square-tailed Drongo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-tailed Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.